Box for cosmetics and the like



Aug, 7', 1934. F.L G. PURINTON BOXA FOR COSMETICS ANDl THE LIKE 2- Shee`ts-Sheet 2 Fig@ Filed May 5, 1932 Fig. 5.

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.which Fig. 2, the thickness being greatly-exaggerated Patented Aug. 7, 1934 PATENT ori-*ics Y 1,969,673 e Box Foa cosnm'rrcs AND 'rmi LIKE Forrest G. Purinton, Waterbury,

n Company,

to The Patent Butto Conn., assigner Waterbury,

Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application May 5, 1932,` Serial N0. 609,381

1 Claim.

This invention relates .to improvements in receptacles and particularly boxes which are used asv containers for face powder, other cosmetics,

and the like, and the object of the invention is to provide a receptacle or box of this character which can be economically constructedand which will simulate the appearance of relatively thick metal.

Boxes of this character, and particularly the covers of such boxes, have heretofore been constructed by drawing or stamping a sheet of brass, or other metal, to the desired shape and form, the cover being adapted to iit the box or container for the material, with suitable ornamentation applied to the top of thev cover by engraving,

when such vcovers are stamped.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a box 'comprising a cover and/or a base formed of relatively thin sheet metal in which the verticalwalls of the cover and/or the base, and preferably the top and bottoml of the cover and base, are respectively re-enforced by Walls of brous material permanently secured thereto to provide a rigid construction of substantially the same rdurability as a receptacle or cover Wholly formed of metal.

l A further object ofthe invention is to provide a box of this character in'vvhich the vertical Walls of the receptacle and/or the flange of the cover will present a relatively thick and nicely rounded edge more pleasant to the touch than the sharp metal edges ofthe Walls of usual receptacles and Aflanges of the covers therefor.

A further object of the invention is to provide a box cover of the character specied which is ornamented by suitable pigmented coatings so interrupted as'to display portions ofthe metal which, with the coating, or coatings,'employed, will presentv a pleasing design.

rlhese and other objects and features of the invention Will'more fully appear from the following description andthe accompanying drawings and will be particularlyl pointed out in the claim. Illustrative @embodiments of the invention are shown in the 'accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig; 1 is a perspective-,view ofv a box having a cover embodying thejinvention; y Y Fig. 2 isa vertical sectional view of the casing ofthe top, i of Vfibrous material, the thickness rthereof being-exaggerated; f

Fig. 3 isa lvertical sectional viewof Vthe shell tightly fits uponthe casing illustrated in as the shell may be made of a thickness of` .ol0";

Fig. 4 is avertical sectional view of theassem- 'of the receptacle are other edge of the Wall bled top, the thickness of the Walls being con siderably exaggerated. Coats of lacquer, or other suitable material, are illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 in greatly exaggerated proportion; Y

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View of a box em- 60 bodying the invention, in which both the cover and the base are formed of complementary integral cup-shaped members oi` brous material, each closely enclosed in a shell of thin sheet metal, with an inner Wall of brous material tting within the vertical Wall of the base and extending therefrom and adapted to be telescopically engaged by the flange upon the cover;

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a construction similar to that shown in Fig. 5, in which 7o the Walls of iibrous material are employed only to' re-enforce the vertical Wall of the base and the flange of the cover; Y

Fig.V '7 isa vertical sectional View of a box ernbodying the invention in which the base and Walls formed of fibrous material, with the base having a flange or'bead extending beyond the periphery of the Wall, and in which the cover comprises a top, and a vertical Wall adapted telescopically to fit the Wall of the receptacle, both formed of fibrous material, with a thin sheet-metal shell enclosing the top and flange of the base and turned over the edge of the flange; f

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional View of-a box em- 85 bodying the invention in which the metal Yshell for the receptacle and/or the cover is so formed as to present a bead projecting from the margin of the top and/or the bottom; Y

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional View of a `box 90 in which the bottom of the receptacle is provided With a projecting flange, With a thin sheet metal shell enclosing the bottom, the projecting flange and the vertical wall of the shell, and in which the re-enforcing fibrous Wall of the cover is enclosed in a thin sheet metal shell and forms the top thereof, the shell being turned around the to present a rounded edge; and,

Fig. 10 shows a cover having a top of fibrous material and a vertical flange of fibrous ma1 terial of smaller diameter .than the top, with a shell of thin sheetmetal enclosing the top and iiange, and bent around the Vedge thereof.

The various embodiments oi' the invention illustrated herein comprise in common a receptacle and/or a cover'therefror formed of cup-shaped sheet metal,- with vertical walls of iibrous malil .for the bottom or certain-'of the forms illustrated being also provided with re-enforcing walls of fibrous material base of the receptacle and the top of the cover.

The construction illustrated iny Figs. 1 to, 4 inclusive comprises a receptacle and a cover therefor embodying the invention and provided with 1'nterrupted pigmented Vcoatings displaying portions of the metal shell therebetween to produce anY ornamentalldesign.

, The embodiments of the invention are .illustrated herein as a cylindrical box, but it will be understood that the box may be ofany other form, such as hexagonal, octagonavl, .rec'tangular, or elliptical, with a cover complementary thereto. As illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, the A,box or rejceptacle comprises a bottom 1 `with. a continu;

. shown inthe .present lmetal having a top V ous wall 2 extending vertically upwardly'therefrom to any desired height. The cover `com prises an innerfcasing having a top 3 which is embodiment asof circular form, and a cylindrical iiangeV fiextendingzvertically downwardly therefrom and ladapted to wall 270i the box o1" slidably fit over the verticalY container. Y

The casing is made of non-metallic preferably fibrous material, such aspaper stock, which may` be made in cup-shaped form in any desired'manner.

An integral self-sustaining shell of thin sheet e and a downwardly extending ange G is constructed to t closely upon the top 3 and ilange 4 of thel casing and.

is permanently secured thereto It desirably extends sumcie'ntly below the lower end to permit it'to be turned over the lower edge of the flange 4 to present aprotectingbead 7 having an edge somewhat thicker than theedge offthe casing, and also to' provide a nicely rounded arid 'smooth edge which-ismore pleasing to the touch than the sharp metallic edge which otherwise .would ,Y be presented by the thin metal shell, orvwhich is U'ound on usual `metallic covers :for boxes of this type. Y The metal shell d'esirably is of zinc which, when burnished and lacquered, presents an appearance 'of silver. Zinc, by reason `ofits ductility, is especially adapted .tdthe'purpos'e herein de- Y scribed, although it will be understood that @gered lace??? is .Sere-Jed r nfioved and replaced by others: colorsv toy' be Yproperly applied.

other suitable sheet metal may besimilarly ernployed. Desirabl'y'the iiangev of the. cover is of a width at least as Mgreat as the height of the flange of the box, so that the wall of Ythebox is completely enclosed.

.The box cover'thus formed may be burnished to present a highly polished metal surface, but desirably is ornamented'by a'pigmented coating or coatings, preferably of lacquer, applied thereto in such la manner -that portions of the metal will be exposed to form parts ofthe design.

In kapplying the coatingy the box covers-may be .mounted respectively upon spindles carried.V by an endless chain which is. so actuated as to present ltheboxrcovers at different spraying s ta'- tions, for example, one for applying a sealing coat of lacquer, another` for applying aband or bandsA of lacquer around the'foutside, and others .for applyingla coating totheftop of thebox.

SuitableA stencils may be pplie'd to the boxes in advance of these-feral stations' at Whichthe liee vthan :indireto enable 'diff 4rent The ndless'chain may desirably extend t-t'hrough asfuitableheating chamber or chambers 'toi complete meci'yigef vbeyond the periphery 'of lthe r y lila'nge 3,51. Theccver, -as illustrated'in this conthe coating, and the boxes may be repeatedly presented at the several stations in order that a, desired number of coatings may be applied.

The stencils desirably are constructed to cover portions of the metallic shell so that after the coating of the boxes is completed and the stencils removed, the design will ,present areas of metal so that =the box cover-"will .simulate an ornamented metal cover.

l As illustrated in Figs. .1, 3, and 4, herein, the top of the box is coated to present a circular eld V18 of cream with a conventional ornamentation 9 ofblack thereupon, and a narrow ring of black 1,0 surrounding thetfield. The ilange is provided Withabando'f :black 11` which is somewhat narrQwer'thanthe I,width thereof. The lower edge of lthe band terminates in a line 12 spaced apart from the edge 13 of the cover, thereby presenting a metalband 14Y at the bottom of the cover. 'Ihe line of the upper edge 15 of theblack band is located at a short distance belowfthe plane of the ,top-5 andpresents .a rounded metalr annulus 16 vsurrounding the field and fitsmencircllng black band 10. vSuch metallic or silver bands greatly enhance the beauty ,of `the design. Obviously, other designs may be employed,r or the box uniformly.coated.`

In Figs. 5 to 10 inclusive different forms of boxes of the typeaboveldescribed are shown.

In 5 the receptacle comprises an integral Acup-shaped,container.of brous material having ,a base 17 and a. vertical Wall -18 integral there.- -with, with a shell 19 of thin metal closely .f1tting Ythebottom and wall 18,.with itsedge portion r2,0 .turned over the upperkedge of the wall` 1,-8. lA supplemental continuous wall 21 nts within lthe wall` 1 8 land is permanentlysecured thereto `and extends a desirable distance beyond the up.- kper edge of the wall 18.

The cover comprises a cup-shaped `casingof (1.15

fibrous materialhaving atop 22, a iange 2,3 integral therewith, with `a thin lpetal shell 424 tightly fitting the cup-shaped casing and having its edge portion 25 bent 4around .the lower edge of .the ange `23.V Y' lfhecover .is adapted slidably to t upon the supplemental wal1, 2f1 of the base, so ,that the edges lof the cover andwa-ll of thebase, when placed ,in` abutting relation, will Yb e substantiallycontinuous. c

` Fig. 6 illustrates-a1construction in V lliichthe base comprises VonlyV a rigid vertical iwall. 2,6 o f iibrous material with ar shell `27 fitting over the wall providing a base or'closure Yfor the` lower end of the receptacle and having its edge portion 28 turned over the upper edge of'the wall y2li.- 'I-he coverlikewise is provided only `with la, continuous vertical-me ber, or `flange 29 -ofrlbrous material enclosed in a, thin Sheet metal shell 30, the lower edge ofthe shell 3l-being `turned over the lower edge of the-cover. Inthisconstruc-f tion, as in that showrrinFlg. 5, a'supplemental wall 32 'ftswithin thewall 26., is securedthereto, .and extends upwardly therebeyond to vtit tele,- .scopicallywithin the angeof vthe cover.

In the construction "shown lin Fig. 7, the re-` ceptacle comprises a'base' 33 with walls 34 exV tending V upwardly "therefrom and preferably 'formed integral therewith V'-lf'he base Aextends :Wall 34 to present 'a struction, 'comprises "a 'top of fibrous 'inate'iial Vand a downwardly extending wallpriiange `3'?v *which may be made `sep'z'iratetherefrom.;L fAV ine- 4tallic shell encloses ,th -top'.36`and`,1lange 37 f and is'turned over the'lowr edge vof the flange 37.

Fig. 8 shows a construction comprising a receptacle having a base 39 with a vertical wall 40 extending upwardly therefrom and a shell 41 enclosing said base and wall, but bent to form a bead or extension 42 simulating a flange extending beyond the periphery of the base. per edge 43 of the base is turned over the upper edge of the Wall 40. A supplemental wall 44 fits within the wall 40 and extends above the upper edge thereof telescopically to engage the tcp. The top is of a construction similar to the bottom with the metal of the shell formed to present a bead or flange 45 extending around the top.

In the construction shown in Fig. 9 the base 46 extends beyond the periphery of the vertical wall 4'7 to provide an annular flange 48. A shell 49 of thin sheet metal is formed to fit and enclose the bottom, its projecting fiange, and the vertical wall 47, and is turned over the upper edge of the Wall.

In this construction the top comprises a cupshaped shell 50 which extends beyond the sides of the re-enforcing members 51 of fibrous material to form an annular bead 52. The lower edge of the shell is bent around the edge of the reenforcing member 51.

Fig. 10 illustrates a cover comprising a casing having a top 53 and a re-enforcing vertical wall 54 located at a sufficient distance from the periphery of the cover to provide a projecting flange 55. The sheet metal shell 56 vclosely fits the top of the cover and extends over the'flange 55 and encloses the vertical wall 54 with the edges of the shell bent over the edge of the vertical wall 54, thus presenting a flanged cover simulating a complete metal cover, but presenting a nicely rounded edge which 1s pleasing to the touch.

bodiments of the invention shown and described herein are of an illustrative character and are not restrictive, and that various changes in form and construction may be made within the spirit and scope of the following claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

A receptacle member comprising an integral self-sustaining shell of thin ductile sheet metal having a base and a peripheral flange extending vertically therefrom, and a reenforcing wall of sheet material fitting Within said peripheral flange and secured thereto by the inturned edge of said sheet metal flange.

FORREST G. PURIN'I'ON.

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